Contract award · 25 Feb 2026

Old Westgate Station Hotel Development, Wakefield

Wakefield Council awarded “Old Westgate Station Hotel Development, Wakefield” to Ion Property Developments Limited for £8m on 25 Feb 2026.

Construction workYorkshire and the Humber

Competition with a shortlist

Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Wakefield Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£8,000,000
Procedure
Competitive dialogue (above threshold)
Sector
Construction work · Site preparation work (CPV 45100000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date25 Feb 2026
  2. Published1 Jul 2026Published 126 days after the contract date

Description

A F20 Modification Notice cannot be published at this time. However, to ensure transparency and compliance with legislative requirements, the details of the modification are set out below. By transfer deed dated 31 March 2023 Network Rail Infrastructure Limited transferred a piece of land to Wakefield Council which includes the structure of bridge deck, which is a single structure which runs under and supports the East Coast Mainline ("Bridge Deck"). The transfer provides that Wakefield Council (and any successor in title) will be obligated to repair Bridge Deck. The Information Memorandum ("IM"), released alongside the Selection Questionnaire ("SQ"), set out Wakefield Council's position on Bridge Deck which confirmed that Bridge Deck would transfer to the successful bidder, as part of the Old Westgate Station Hotel development, with this position to be set out in the contractual documents. Owing to unforeseen circumstances, in respect of the provision of funding for the development t…

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